Employee Relations: Volume 46 Issue 3

Editorial: The role of social dialogue in return to work after chronic conditions

Margaret Heffernan, Eugene Hickland, Adela Popa

Bridging return to work after diagnosis of chronic disease with social dialogue: a conceptual and analytical framework

Adela Elena Popa, Marta Kahancová, Mehtap Akgüç

This paper makes a conceptual contribution by intersecting two strands of literature (return to work following health issues and industrial relations) to facilitate our…

The role of social partners in facilitating return to work: a comparative analysis for Belgium and Italy

Ilaria Armaroli, Mehtap Akgüç

This study explores how social partners contribute to the successful return to work (RTW) of individuals affected by chronic diseases, employing the framework of actor-centred…

Institutional constraints to social dialogue in work integration of persons with disabilities: Slovakia and Norway compared

Barbora Holubová, Marta Kahancová, Lucia Kováčová, Lucia Mýtna Kureková, Adam Šumichrast, Steffen Torp

Studies on the work integration of persons with disabilities (PwD) and the role of social dialogue therein are scarce. The study examines how the different systems of workers’…

Engaging chronically ill employees at work: the relationship between bundles of HR practices, perceived illness discrimination and work engagement

Laura Innocenti, Silvia Profili, Alessia Sammarra

This study aims to examine the role that four distinct bundles (developmental, utilisation, maintenance and accommodative) of HRM practices play in enhancing work engagement among…

Coming to work with an illness: the role of high-involvement work systems and individual competence on presenteeism

Md Shamirul Islam, Muslim Amin, Feranita Feranita, Jonathan Winterton

This paper aims to examine the effect of high-involvement work systems (HIWSs) on completing work and avoiding distraction as two dimensions of presenteeism. It also investigates…

Changes in the labour market: the perceptions of Romanian employees regarding the use of telework in the post-pandemic period

Mirela Cătălina Türkeş, Aurelia Felicia Stăncioiu, Mihai Cristian Orzan, Mariana Jugănaru, Roxana-Cristina Marinescu, Ion Dănuț Jugănaru

Almost four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, the changes in the labour market and legislation, but also in people's lives, do not stop. At the same time, employees' perceptions…

Firm performance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of perceived organizational support during change and work engagement

Kleanthis K. Katsaros

By drawing on the perceived organizational support (POS) theory and the extended job demands-resources model (JD-R model), the aim of this study is to investigate the influence of…

Do you prefer logging in? The relevance of the experience of telework for well-being

Begoña Urien, Amaya Erro-Garcés

The swift and unanticipated integration of telework by European companies due to COVID-19 gave rise to distinct features of telework. These attributes underscore the necessity of…

The influence of neurodiversity management on affective commitment and turnover intention: the role of neurodiversity awareness

Muhammad Ali, Mirit K. Grabarski, Marzena Baker

In the wake of labor shortages in the retail industry, there is value in highlighting a business case for employing neurodivergent individuals. Drawing on signaling theory, this…

Fostering social sustainability: unveiling HR’s power in enhancing employee resilience via social exchange and broaden-and-build theories

Garima Malik, Pratibha Singh

This study focusses on the intersection of social sustainability and human resource management (HRM) as a strategy for crisis management. It aims to provide detailed insight by…

Equal employment opportunity and diversity in restaurant labor: perspectives of restaurant employees and managers in the USA

Faruk Seyitoğlu, Ozan Atsız, Ayşegül Acar

This study was designed to contribute to the extant literature by discovering the perceptions of restaurant employees and managers toward equal opportunities in restaurant labor…